Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

485,647
World Rank

1,734
Country Rank

49
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total1,879
-
Last 6 Years841
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.448
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

655,913
World Rank

3,138
Country Rank

71
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total1,152
-
Last 6 Years182
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.158
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

826,012
World Rank

4,895
Country Rank

113
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Comparative Politics | Middle East Politics | Contentious Politics | Social Movement
Comparative Politics | Middle East Politics | Contentious Politics | Social Movement
Citation Metrics
-
Total714
-
Last 6 Years408
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.571
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

889,711
World Rank

5,594
Country Rank

16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political Sciences | Political Economy | International Relations | Mediterranean Affairs | African Issue
Political Sciences | Political Economy | International Relations | Mediterranean Affairs | African Issue
Citation Metrics
-
Total596
-
Last 6 Years101
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.169
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

924,582
World Rank

5,948
Country Rank

132
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Regional security | terrorism studie
Regional security | terrorism studie
Citation Metrics
-
Total544
-
Last 6 Years219
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.403
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,224,930
World Rank

9,205
Country Rank

72
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political Science (International Relations
Political Science (International Relations
Citation Metrics
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Total270
-
Last 6 Years154
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.570
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,392,305
World Rank

12,045
Country Rank

255
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political Science | Public Administration | Public Policy | Comparative Politic
Political Science | Public Administration | Public Policy | Comparative Politic
Citation Metrics
-
Total192
-
Last 6 Years182
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.948
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,416,267
World Rank

12,453
Country Rank

233
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political Science | International Relations | Global Political Econom
Political Science | International Relations | Global Political Econom
Citation Metrics
-
Total184
-
Last 6 Years72
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.391
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,422,018
World Rank

12,544
Country Rank

235
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Comparative Politics | Middle Eastern Politics - Egyptian Politic
Comparative Politics | Middle Eastern Politics - Egyptian Politic
Citation Metrics
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Total182
-
Last 6 Years68
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.374
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,466,506
World Rank

13,319
Country Rank

101
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
public-policy | international relations | peacebuilding and statebuilding | gender | governance and public participatio
public-policy | international relations | peacebuilding and statebuilding | gender | governance and public participatio
Citation Metrics
-
Total167
-
Last 6 Years124
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.743
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,600,363
World Rank

15,619
Country Rank

118
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Media and Politics | Media and Gender | Cultural Geography | and Geopolitic
Media and Politics | Media and Gender | Cultural Geography | and Geopolitic
Citation Metrics
-
Total129
-
Last 6 Years91
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.705
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,786,900
World Rank

18,775
Country Rank

59
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
-
Total88
-
Last 6 Years84
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.955
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,028,412
World Rank

23,183
Country Rank

1,820
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Social Complexity | Sustainable Society | Data-Driven Decision Making | Science Mappin
Social Complexity | Sustainable Society | Data-Driven Decision Making | Science Mappin
Citation Metrics
-
Total50
-
Last 6 Years48
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.960
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,046,293
World Rank

23,540
Country Rank

172
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
International Relations | US Foreign Policy | Energy Geopolitic
International Relations | US Foreign Policy | Energy Geopolitic
Citation Metrics
-
Total48
-
Last 6 Years28
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.583
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,078,032
World Rank

24,154
Country Rank

1,253
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political Science | Democracy | Comparative Politics | Middle East | Democratizatio
Political Science | Democracy | Comparative Politics | Middle East | Democratizatio
Citation Metrics
-
Total44
-
Last 6 Years11
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.250
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,126,162
World Rank

25,220
Country Rank

1,329
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political science | Middle East | Youth activis
Political science | Middle East | Youth activis
Citation Metrics
-
Total38
-
Last 6 Years27
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.711
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,203,869
World Rank

26,936
Country Rank

482
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Politics | Yemen | Development | Security | MEN
Politics | Yemen | Development | Security | MEN
Citation Metrics
-
Total29
-
Last 6 Years29
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,277,609
World Rank

28,634
Country Rank

517
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
International Relations | Middle East Politics | Theories of Nationalism and National Identit
International Relations | Middle East Politics | Theories of Nationalism and National Identit
Citation Metrics
-
Total23
-
Last 6 Years6
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.261
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,349,083
World Rank

30,411
Country Rank

550
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,401,445
World Rank

31,843
Country Rank

222
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Economic. political science. accountin
Economic. political science. accountin
Citation Metrics
-
Total13
-
Last 6 Years6
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.462
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,474,916
World Rank

34,130
Country Rank

626
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Labour Migration | Political Economy | Political Science | Virtual Exchange | COI
Labour Migration | Political Economy | Political Science | Virtual Exchange | COI
Citation Metrics
-
Total8
-
Last 6 Years6
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.750
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,476,040
World Rank

34,158
Country Rank

263
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,476,906
World Rank

34,175
Country Rank

279
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political theory | Identity | International Relations Theory | Islamic Perspective in International Relation
Political theory | Identity | International Relations Theory | Islamic Perspective in International Relation
Citation Metrics
-
Total8
-
Last 6 Years4
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.500
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,525,879
World Rank

35,974
Country Rank

658
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
comparative politics of the Middle East. Gender studie
comparative politics of the Middle East. Gender studie
Citation Metrics
-
Total5
-
Last 6 Years4
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.800
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,534,236
World Rank

36,216
Country Rank

278
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
International Relations | foreign policy | identity politics | strategic studies | and diplomac
International Relations | foreign policy | identity politics | strategic studies | and diplomac
Citation Metrics
-
Total4
-
Last 6 Years4
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000